Thank you everyone for your responses. I do not know these cars well and I am thankful I posted before moving forward. I am going to pass on this one and keep my eyes open for something else.
My apologies, this is a car I was interested in purchasing. It is 5 hours away and I wanted to know more before I made the trip. Thanks to all of you who replied, you may have helped me dodge a bullet.
Long time lurker, first time poster. What is this hanging down under a 1970 Chrysler Newport? It appears to be on both sides. I have tried to find pics of the undersides of other C Bodies of the same generation for reference to no avail.